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Sunday Dharma Talk

Peter Doobinin

A dharma talk given by Peter Doobinin offered weekly on Sunday.

religion & spirituality buddhism

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34:03

Judging Others, Judging Ourselves

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/07/23

What is our tendency to judge others; and what effect does it have on our tendency to judge ourselves? In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin explicates the karma of judging. In doing so, he offers various strategies for abandoning the judging of others and, in turn, ourselves. The talk was given in February 2023."Therefore, Ananda, do not be judgmental regarding people. Do not pass judgment on people. Those who pass judgment on people harm themselves. “ (AN 10.75)

33:18

Lay Down Your Burdens

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/07/16

What would it mean to lay down your burdens...? As dharma students, we learn that our burdens are found in the ways in which we cling to sensual pleasures, views & opinions, social conventions, and self identity. As Peter Doobinin explains, we can learn to let go of these burdens; and when we do, we know a new freedom and a new happiness. The dharma talk was given in May 2023.

25:10

The Body In Tune

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/07/09

In the practice of meditation, we learn to bring the body into tune. In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin describes how, through the practices of formal breath meditation and walking meditation, we develop an inner rhythm, ease, and grace. The talk was given in April 2023.

25:51

The Joy of Living

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/07/02

The practice of meditation leads us to knowing the joy of living. On the occasion of his 25th anniversary as a dharma teacher, Peter Doobinin explains that the message of dharma practice is just this; and, as he describes, the joy and happiness in this life is found in only one place: the moment we're in. The talk was offered by Peter on 19 March 2023.

55:21

Trust in Ourselves

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/06/25

As human beings, we have what we need in order to awaken. In this talk, given on the final night of the April Eight-Day Retreat, Peter Doobinin, explains how, if we develop trust in ourselves, in the heart and our innate wisdom. we can know true happiness in this life.

47:04

The Rhythm of Letting Go

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/06/18

In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin describes how we develop our potential for letting go. By learning to be in rhythm with the heart and our innate wisdom, we're able, as Peter explains, to abandon suffering & clinging. The talk was given at the Eight-Day Retreat in April 2023.

54:26

The Moment Itself

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/06/11

This dharma talk was given by Peter Doobinin at the Eight-Day Retreat at Powell House in April 2023. In the talk Peter describes the process of developing concentration in meditation practice and how, through that process, we come to the moment itself. Our practice, as he explains, is a journey to the moment; and in the moment, we find true happiness.

57:25

Coming Into Tune

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/06/04

Like a musician tuning her instrument, the student of the dharma learns to bring herself into tune with the dharma. What does this mean? How do we do this? In this talk, given at the April Eight-Day Retreat in the spring of 2023, Peter Doobinin discusses these questions.

53:41

The Practice of Awareness

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/05/28

In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin describes the practice of bringing awareness to our experience, how we learn to develop this practice, and why it's elemental to the development of wisdom and knowing a greater happiness in life. The talk was given at the Eight-Day Retreat at Powell House in April 2023.

54:58

Good Enough

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/05/21

We seek, as dharma students, a happiness beyond the happiness offered by the conditioned realm. At the same time, we learn to cultivate experience in the conditioned realm that is "good enough" for dharma practice, for doing what has to be done in the service of knowing true happiness. This dharma talk was given by Peter Doobinin on the Eight-Day Retreat at Powell House in April 2023.

50:59

Noble Silence

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/05/14

In dharma practice, we are cultivating a deeper and deeper silence. An external silence, free from the noise of the world. And, ultimately, an internal silence, free from the noise in the mind. In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin explains how we learn to cultivate this quality of silence. The talk was given at the Eight-Day Retreat in April 2023.

31:28

Strength of Mind

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/05/07

In this dharma talk, given in January 2023, Peter Doobinin describes how, by following the Buddha's path, we develop strength of mind. As he explains, if we're going to meet the challenges in life, if we're going to make the most of the gift of life, it's essential to develop this strength of mind.

27:08

Turn To Your Goodness

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/04/30

Ultimately in life, we must learn to find a refuge within ourselves. As Peter Doobinin explains, in doing so, as dharma students, we learn to turn to our goodness. In this talk, Peter describes how we develop and remember our goodness. And why it's so important. The talk was given in January 2023. "each of you should remain with your self as an island, your self as your refuge...." (SN 47.13)

30:27

The Path & the Goal

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/04/23

In dharma practice, and in life, it's important to have goals. The path that we follow as dharma students has a goal. As Peter Doobinin describes, as dharma students, we learn what the goal is and we make a resolve to know it. And we learn to make an effort to follow the path that brings us to the goal. The talk was given in February 2023.

54:05

What Freedom Is

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/04/16

The path of the dharma is a path of freedom. But what does this mean...? What is freedom...? In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin explores this important question. The talk was given at a Downtown Meditation Community retreat in February 2013.

34:51

The Felt Sense of Emotions

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/04/09

Our practice, as students of the dharma, includes learning to develop a skillful relationship to emotions. In doing so, as Peter Doobinin explains, we learn to cultivate a felt sense of the emotions that we experience. In this talk, Peter describes what it means to cultivate this felt sense of emotions. The dharma talk was given in May 2022.

29:12

Ease of Being

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/04/02

As dharma students, we strive for ease of being. In this talk, Peter Doobinin describes how we develop the skills that allow us to know this quality of ease of being in meditation and in the course of our lives. The dharma talk was given in November 2022. May all beings have ease of being!

38:32

Trust in Awareness

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/03/26

As dharma students, we learn to move beyond an an intellectual, in-the-head understanding of our experience of life, toward understanding that develops in the body and, ultimately, in the heart. This wisdom, cultivated through awareness, is the wisdom that will free us from our habitual patterns of suffering and leads us to true happiness in this life. The dharma talk by Peter Doobinin was given at a daylong retreat in New York City in March 2023.

31:03

Inner Wealth

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/03/19

In following the path of the dharma, we learn to cultivate inner wealth. In doing so, we're following a countercultural path, in a world in which the emphasis is put on acquiring outer, material wealth. In this talk, Peter Doobinin describes how we develop in inner wealth. As he explains, in cultivating these inner, spiritual values, we bring change to the world. And we come to know great joy. The talk was given in June 2022.

34:29

A Bright Mind

Sunday Dharma Talk ·

2023/03/12

When there's brightness in the mind, we're able to maintain ourselves in the present moment. In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin describes how we develop a bright mind. As he explains, this is an integral aspect of the training of the mind. The talk was given in November 2022. Visit New York Dharma for my teaching schedule and more.

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